Every day the self-driving car gets closer to becoming a reality of our roads. What must have appeared as science fiction 60 years ago is very much becoming science fact today. While we’ve all heard of the Google Car and various semi-autonomous features being integrated in designs of cars such as the Model S Tesla, the history of the self-driving car actually goes back a lot further than that. It’s actually been a long and slow journey from the radio controlled vehicles of the early twentieth century to the dawn of the self-driving car today.
This has journey has seen a process of constant refinement and improvement and this infographic by Car Leasing Made Simple celebrates every step of that journey.
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